Breaking | Nawab Malik Arrest: Bombay High Court Denies Interim Relief, Judicial Custody To Continue

The Bombay High Court refused to direct the release of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case over his "involvement in terror funding" based on a 1999- 2005 land deal concerning Dawood Ibrahim's sister. A division bench of Justices PB Varale and SM Modak passed the order on Malik's habeas corpus petition seeking interim reliefs of "immediate...

'Hijab Not Essential Religious Practice In Islam': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Muslim Girls' Petitions Against Hijab Ban In Classrooms

Wearing of hijab is not a part of Essential Religious Practice in Islamic faith and thus, is not protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, the Karnataka High Court has held today.A Full Bench of the High Court further held that prescription of school uniform by the State is a reasonable restriction the students' rights under Article 25 and thus, the Government Order issued by the...

He Had Labour Pain?: Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Action Against Man Who Produced Fake Medical Documents Seeking Reinstatement In Service

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently requested its Registrar General to file a complaint case against the Petitioner for making false statements and producing fake medical documents before the Court. Justice Atul Sreedharan was dealing with a writ petition, wherein the Petitioner was challenging the order passed by his employers, whereby his representation to condone his absence for...

NEET-SS : Supreme Court Reserves Interim Order On Plea Challenging 50% Reservation In Super Speciality Courses In Tamil Nadu

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the submissions in the plea challenging constitutional validity of G.O. dated 07.11.2020 issued by the State of Tamil Nadu for reserving 50% of the seat at the Super Speciality level in Government Medical Colleges to in-service-doctors. The matter was heard for the limited aspect of interim relief. After hearing submissions made by the Counsels for...

BREAKING: KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS UPHOLDS HIJAB BAN

Karnataka High Court Full Bench will pronounce a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban imposed by the Karnataka Government in educational institutions.The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi.An important question before the Court, in this case, is whether the wearing of hijab is part of the essential...

[Dharam Sansad] Jitendra Tyagi's 'Hate' Speech Intended To Wage War, Abused Prophet Muhammad: UK HC Denies Bail

While denying bail to Jitendra Tyagi Aka Wasim Rizvi in the Haridwar Dharam Sansad Case, the Uttarakhand High Court recently observed that Tyagi's speech amounted to hate speech that intended to wage war, promoted enmity, and was also derogatory towards Prophet Muhammad. Stressing that Hate Speech has far-reaching consequences, the bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani, refrained...

SC Self-Immolation: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur In Abetment Of Suicide Case

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur in the abetment to suicide case, in which a woman and her friend had set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court and succumbed to burn injuries. "Admittedly, the charge sheet is already filed and there is no averment in the counter affidavit for tampering any evidence," the bench of Justice Rajeev...

'Girls Are Married At 12-13 Years, Bear Children At 15-16' : Bombay High Court Seeks Data On Child Marriages In Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra Government to submit a report on the number of child marriages in the State as it may be a contributing factor to the deaths of women and children in the tribal belt of Melghat. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik was hearing a bunch of PILs regarding the death of women and children, especially due to malnutrition...

CLAT 2022 Postponed To June 19, Last Date For Submission Of Application Extended to May 9

The Executive Committee of the Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to postpone the Common Law Admission Test to June 19.The meeting has taken the following decisions at its meeting held on 14th March1. CLAT-2022 is rescheduled to Sunday, 19th June 2022 between 2 & 4 PM for both UG and PG programmes. 2. The last date for submission of CLAT-2022 online applications has...

Ishrat Jahan Not Involved In Chakka-Jam Or Conspiracy Meetings As Per Chargesheet In Riots Case : Delhi Court In Bail Order

While granting bail to former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case after over two years of custody, a Delhi Court observed that even as per the chargesheet, there was no allegation that she was physically present at the North East Delhi regions during the February 2020 riots, nor that she was a member of any organisation or any WhatsApp group which was part...

"Don't Try These Tricks To Get Matter Off My Bench, My Conscience Is Clear": Justice Chandrachud Warns Counsel

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Monday took strong objection to a lawyer "trying tricks" to get a matter off his Bench and warned him against it.While seeking an adjournment before a Bench comprising Justice Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant in the present case, the counsel appearing for the petitioner mentioned a senior counsel's name who used to appear for one of...

Failure To Pay Rent Is Not A Penal Offence: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against A Tenant

Failure to pay rent may have civil consequences, but is not a penal offence under the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court observed while quashing an FIR registered against a tenant by a landlord.The court was considering an appeal against the Allahabad High Court order that refused to quash an FIR registered for the offence of cheating under Section 415 and that of misappropriation under...